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President Sassoli offered condolences to the families of the victims of COVID-19 and thanked health workers and engaged citizens.

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President Sassoli offered condolences to the families of the victims of COVID-19 and thanked health workers and engaged citizens.

Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

Although requests for market intervention measures in response to COVID-19 are legitimate,  the current budget for their deployment is very limited, the EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski warned on Wednesday (15 April).

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (15 April) his government is trying to determine whether the coronavirus emanated from a lab in Wuhan, China, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Beijing “needs to come clean” on what they know.

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced Parliament to limit physical meetings and function remotely, but MEPs are still able to approve urgent EU measures to fight the pandemic.

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The Covid-19 pandemic has forced Parliament to limit physical meetings and function remotely, but MEPs are still able to approve urgent EU measures to fight the pandemic.

Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

Over the last decade, public export credit insurance has become one of the major instruments of trade policy, used to support and encourage exports. According to the figures of Berne Union members, public credit insurance covered more than one trillion of US dollars of new transactions in 2018, writes Matija Vodoplav.

In the context of the Covid-19 crisis, Kazakhstan has offered humanitarian aid to its Central Asian neighbours Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, answering a request by Bishkek and Dushanbe.

European Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean told EURACTIV in an interview that the coronavirus outbreak means it is the wrong time to condition state aid for airlines on green measures, but warned the industry to stick to its passenger rights obligations.

Award-winning author Christian Felber believes the coronavirus outbreak is the perfect moment to question the entire system, after advocating for years to switch from capitalism to a public-interest economy. He explained his ideas in an interview with EURACTIV Germany.

The G20 group of leading economies agreed on Wednesday (15 April) to suspend debt payments owed to them by some of the world's poorest countries in a bid to cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Following the adoption of the controversial Hungarian coronavirus law, 30 MEPs and 50 journalists, academics and civiI society organisations call for "swift and decisive actions" to address "threats to the rule of law being carried out under the guise of emergency powers" in a letter addressed to the European Commission and Council presidents.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Germany's plan to gradually re-open from 4 May onwards, the European Commission lifting its ban on subsidy payments to Czech PM Andrej Babis former company Agrofert, and so much more.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday (15 April) it was ready to provide Georgia with increased funding of $450 million this year to help the ex-Soviet country in its fight against the coronavirus and support the economy.

US Assistant Secretary of State and Western Balkans Special Envoy, Matthew Palmer, said on Wednesday (15 April) that once the coronavirus pandemic is over, the lifting of temporary measures should follow, along with the restoration of civic freedoms. Speaking for...

Youth unemployment remains a lingering issue in Europe. While the public sector has a central role to play in supporting young people in the transition from education to work, private companies can also contribute to closing the skills gap.

Croatian ministers have been tasked to define a list of crucial social and economic activities they would like to launch to gradually reactivate the economy after the health crisis, Croatian PM Andrej Plenković announced after yesterday’s internal government meeting. Epidemiologists...

On Wednesday (15 April), the Finnish government decided to end the lockdown which it had imposed on the 1.7 million-strong county of Uusima including Helsinki, meaning the area is now united with the rest of the country. Arguments for the...

The UK and EU should “not to add to uncertainty” in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic by keeping alive the threat of no trade deal this year and no extension to talks, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has told...

While Austria’s opposition had been mostly supportive of the government’s measures against the spread of COVID-19 until now, they are now starting to pressure Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP).  The social-democratic SPÖ demanded greater parliament inclusion in enacting anti-COVID-measures rather than...